Hacker News with Generative AI: USA

American shakedown: Police won't charge you, but they'll grab your money (cbc.ca)
Across America, law enforcement officers — from federal agents to state troopers right down to sheriffs in one-street backwaters — are operating a vast, co-ordinated scheme to grab as much of the public’s cash as they can; “hand over fist,” to use the words of one police trainer.
Law Enforcement, Corruption, Social Issues, Politics, USA
17 points by croes 2 days ago | 13 comments
Ask HN: Where is all the Chinese software? (ycombinator.com)
Apparently the USA has 1.6m programmers, while China has 7m.
Software, China, Programming, USA
17 points by Havoc 5 days ago | 12 comments
Scientist in France got briefing on what to do when traveling to the US (oftrolls.com)
Travel, France, USA
11 points by dredmorbius 11 days ago | 3 comments
How to Avoid US-Based Digital Services–and Why You Might Want To (wired.com)
Amid growing concerns over Big Tech firms aligning with Trump administration policies, people are starting to move their digital lives to services based overseas. Here's what you need to know.
Privacy, Digital Services, Politics, USA, Technology
10 points by helsinkiandrew 13 days ago | 2 comments
Silicon Valley Has Gone from 'Think Different' to 'Yes, Sir' (nytimes.com)
It is painfully obvious that we should be concerned about Silicon Valley’s growing influence over the United States government.
Silicon Valley, Politics, Influence, Technology, USA
17 points by rawgabbit 13 days ago | 0 comments
French researcher denied entry to US for 'expressing personal opinion' on Trump (lemonde.fr)
The French government said on Wednesday, March 19, that a French researcher had been denied entry to the United States and sent back to France because he had expressed a "personal opinion" on US research policy.
Politics, International Relations, Research, Immigration, USA
18 points by doener 14 days ago | 6 comments
German Tourists Detained for Weeks, Then Deported from U.S. (nytimes.com)
Chained, detained for weeks and eventually deported, two German tourists trying to enter the United States were recently tangled in a system responding to President Trump’s push to sharply restrict entry and deport people en masse.
Immigration, Travel, Politics, USA, Germany
8 points by Aldipower 14 days ago | 1 comments
French researcher denied entry to US for 'expressing opinion' on Trump policies (lemonde.fr)
The French government said on Wednesday, March 19, that a French researcher had been denied entry to the United States and sent back to France because he had expressed a "personal opinion" on US research policy.
Politics, France, USA, Research
12 points by virgildotcodes 15 days ago | 1 comments
I'm an American software developer and the "broligarchs" don't speak for me (ratfactor.com)
Sometimes you just want to be understood.
Software Development, Politics, USA
62 points by ingve 15 days ago | 6 comments
Dutch institutes seek to attract sacked American academics (dutchnews.nl)
Dutch universities and scientific institutes are looking to attract American academics who have lost their jobs since president Donald Trump took office, according to the Financieele Dagblad.
Politics, Academia, Netherlands, USA
16 points by throaway-1931 15 days ago | 1 comments
Usaid staff told to shred and burn classified documents (bbc.com)
Staff at the US Agency for International Development (USAID) have been told to shred and burn classified documents and personnel files.
Government, Security, Documents, USA
31 points by throw0101b 23 days ago | 10 comments
British Comic Creator R.E. Burke Detained by ICE After Crossing Border (bleedingcool.com)
British comic book creator R.E. Burke has been detained by ICE after crossing the border from USA to Canada. Do you know anyone who can help?
Comics, Immigration, Law Enforcement, Canada, USA
24 points by panic 24 days ago | 10 comments
Dad of detained tourist urges care on US visa rules (bbc.co.uk)
The dad of a Welsh tourist detained in a US immigration centre has urged travellers to be "very careful" about their visa requirements.
Travel, Visas, Immigration, USA, Wales
9 points by nickcotter 24 days ago | 0 comments
Unregulated tech tests: Thiel, Altman and co want Freedom Cities (heise.de)
The White House is to hold talks on how to establish Freedom Cities in the USA – Cities without regulation.
Technology, Regulation, USA, Innovation
3 points by doener 25 days ago | 3 comments
Where to Move from the USA (relocate.me)
More and more American citizens are wanting out of the US in 2025. A recent news story told how an immigration firm from Italy had the phone ringing off the hook after the last election results: People were calling to ask what their best pathway to Italian citizenship was.
Immigration, USA, Relocation, Europe
8 points by andrewstetsenko 28 days ago | 0 comments
Alternatives to US Tech Platforms (coryd.dev)
With the US rapidly devolving into a failed state with the endorsement (both full-throated and tepid) of many tech leaders, I’d urge you to reconsider your use of any tech platforms and tools offered by companies based here.
Alternatives, Technology, USA, Politics
5 points by divdivtable 30 days ago | 0 comments
Garry Kasparov: The Putinization of America (theatlantic.com)
We are barely a month into the second presidential term of Donald Trump and he has made his top priorities clear: the destruction of America’s government and influence and the preservation of Russia’s.
Politics, USA, Russia, Donald Trump, Garry Kasparov
15 points by throw0101a 31 days ago | 2 comments
TSMC expected to announce $100B investment in U.S. (wsj.com)
WASHINGTON—Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. plans to invest at least $100 billion more in chip-manufacturing plants in the U.S. over the next several years under a plan announced Monday by the company and President Trump.
Semiconductors, Investments, Technology, USA
490 points by perihelions 31 days ago | 1072 comments
Hundreds in US climate agency fired in latest cuts (bbc.com)
Hundreds of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) staff have been laid off in the latest development in the Trump's administration's efforts to slash the federal workforce.
Climate Change, Government, Politics, USA, Employment
42 points by tartoran 34 days ago | 47 comments
'Cruel and thoughtless': Trump fires hundreds at US climate agency Noaa (theguardian.com)
The Trump administration has fired hundreds of workers at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (Noaa), the US’s pre-eminent climate research agency housed within the Department of Commerce, the Guardian has learned.
Politics, Climate Change, Environment, Government, USA
30 points by waterthrowaway 35 days ago | 2 comments
Usaid employees given 15 minutes to clear out offices (thehill.com)
U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) employees were notified late Tuesday they would be given 15 minutes to collect their belongings from their offices as the Trump administration forges ahead with gutting the agency.
Politics, Government, Trump Administration, USA
10 points by koolba 36 days ago | 5 comments
Kash Patel tells FBI staff to ignore Elon Musk's email as power struggles emerge (independent.co.uk)
Elon Musk’s email ultimatum to federal workers, sent as part of his supposedly unofficial role as the leader of the Department of Government Efficiency, is facing pushback from across Washington, D.C. just hours after it was sent.
Politics, Elon Musk, Government, USA
15 points by wahnfrieden 40 days ago | 3 comments
America's National Security Wonderland (americanaffairsjournal.org)
The twenty-first century was supposed to be the new American century. The Soviet Union had been defeated, and the Western model of liberalism and free markets now stood without any serious ideological or political challengers. Yet today, a mere quarter into this once promising century, the wheels are coming off the wagon.
National Security, Politics, USA
44 points by yo_yo_yo-yo 42 days ago | 43 comments
Broligarchy does not build civilization (ghost.io)
With the new administration taking over in USA, we will see success, improvements and positive change. We will also experience further polarization and division in society. We used to say with great power comes great responsibility. Now the saying will be “with great power comes greater power”. Absolute power corrupts absolutely.
Politics, Society, Power, USA
30 points by saevarom 46 days ago | 32 comments
America will collapse by 2025 (2010) (salon.com)
A soft landing for America 40 years from now? Don't bet on it. The demise of the United States as the global superpower could come far more quickly than anyone imagines. If Washington is dreaming of 2040 or 2050 as the end of the American Century, a more realistic assessment of domestic and global trends suggests that in 2025, just 15 years from now, it could all be over except for the shouting.
Politics, Social Commentary, Future Predictions, USA
38 points by inverted_flag 46 days ago | 65 comments
The FCC is a weapon in Trump's war on free speech (theverge.com)
Brendan Carr’s mission to trash the First Amendment.
Politics, Free Speech, Regulation, USA
16 points by leotravis10 48 days ago | 3 comments
Ask HN: How common it is to earn six figures as a software engineer in USA? (ycombinator.com)
I acknowledge this is something I could have checked; and I did, according to various websites, the median for software engineer is around 100k to 130k.
Software Engineering, Salaries, USA
15 points by StefanBatory 49 days ago | 20 comments
US Travel Assoc Warns of Tourism Disaster as Canadians Cancel Trips (thetravel.com)
Tourism, Travel, Canada, USA, Economy
28 points by this_weekend 58 days ago | 7 comments
Is USAID mainly serving US interests? (2013) (cepr.net)
An op-ed in Bloomberg Businessweek yesterday lays out the case for USAID reform, highlighting the case of contractors in Haiti (and citing this blog) as an example. The piece, by Charles Kenny of the Center for Global Development, also examines the politicized nature of USAID practices.
Foreign Aid, Politics, USA, Haiti, Development
16 points by isolli 59 days ago | 19 comments
US Cloud soon illegal? Trump punches first hole in EU-US Data Deal (noyb.eu)
Since the Snowden disclosures we know that the US engages in mass surveillance of EU users by scooping up personal data from US Big Tech. The "Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board" (PCLOB) is the key US oversight authority for these laws. US media now reports, that Democratic members of the PCLOB got removed and their email accounts shut down. This brings the number of appointed Members below the threshold to have the PCLOB operate.
Privacy, Law, Politics, USA, Europe
10 points by kaaskop 61 days ago | 1 comments